The document provides information about the present simple, present continuous, and present perfect tenses in English grammar. It defines their uses, gives examples of their affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms, includes time expressions commonly used with each tense, and provides links to additional exercises and practice tests for further studying these tenses. Interspersed throughout are short phrases that do not relate to the grammar content.

1. Who I am…
These stories don’t mean anything...
You see the smile…
They don’t know…
PRESENT SIMPLE
USE:
1. Regular actions
2. Permanent states
1. Timetables
AFFIRMATIVE
I/YOU/WE/THEY play
HE/SHE/IT plays
NEGATIVE
I/YOU/WE/THEY do not (don’t)play
HE/SHE/IT does not (doesn’t) play
INTERROGATIVE
Do I/YOU/WE/THEY play?
Does HE/SHE/IT play?

2. Note: when a verb ends in –o, -ss, -sh, -ch or –x we add –es to the 3rd
person singular.
e.g. go- he goes miss-he misses finish- he finishes
TIME EXPRESSIONS
Every day/week/month/summer/,… usually; often;
seldom; never; always; occasionally; sometimes;
generally; normally.
GRAMMAR PRACTICE
http://www.ego4u.com/
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-2

3. Now, we are listening to a song.
The smile is hiding the words.
What are you doing?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
USE:
• To describe something taking place now
• For changing or developing situations
• For fixd arrangements in a near future
• Repeated and annoying actions
AFFIRMATIVE
I am playing - I’m playing
You are playing - you’re playing
He/she/it is playing -he’s playing
We/ you/they are playing- we’re playing
NEGATIVE
I am not playing - I’m not playing
You are not playing – you aren’t playing
He/she/it is not playing –he isn’t playing
We/ you/they are not playing- we aren’t playing

4. INTERROGATIVE
Am I playing?
Are you/we/they playing?
Is he/she/it playing?
TIME EXPRESSIONS: now, at the moment, at present/ tomorrow…
GRAMMAR PRACTICE: TEXTBOOK-pages 14, 15
WORKBOOK – pages 7,8
http://www.ego4u.com/
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro

5. So many stories of where I´ve been…
Have you ever written a love letter?
PRESENT PERFECT (HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE of the main verb)
USE:
• To describe a situation which happened at an unspecified time in the past.
• To describe a situation which started in the past and is still continuing.
AFFIRMATIVE
I/you/we/they have written- ‘ve written
He/she/it has written - ’s written
NEGATIVE
I/you/we/they have not written- haven’t written
He/she/it has not written – hasn’t written
INTERROGATIVE
Have I/you/we/they written?
Has he/she/it written?
TIME EXPRESSIONS: already, just yet…

6. STUDENT’S BOOK pages 16,17
http://www.englishlearner.com/intermediate/index.shtml
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-perfect-simple-3